Corpus Christi Caller Times Silence & Robert Rowling's Inaction Allowed Abuser To Roam For 10 Years. The "respected" psychologist was eagerly supplied with young patients referred by the Corpus Christi Independent School District and local pediatricians. Plaisted pleaded guilty to 5 counts of aggravated sexual assault against 4 girls and was sentenced to 40 years in state prison. Source: Houston Chronicle 1/14/96